Effective Cleaning of Bird Cages

To keep your bird healthy and make the cage as comfortable as possible for your pet bird, you need to clean it as often as possible.  Here are some tips in cleaning your large bird cages.


1. The first thing to do when cleaning the bird cage is to take the bird out and keep it in a safe place.  Be sure that all the doors and windows are closed to keep it from flying out.


2. Your bird’s eating dish and toys must first be removed from the cage.  So does the bird’s perch.

3. For a cage with a removable bottom, it has to be detached and cleaned of droppings and dirt.


4. If your bird’s cage has a built in bottom then just turn it upside down and allow the droppings to fall into a trash bin or a garbage tray.


5. Use hot water and non toxic soap and cleansers in cleaning your bird’s cage and its bottom.  You must ascertain that all the dirt and droppings are removed from every inch of the bird cage.


6. Use a sponge to scrub off the dirt, or you can also use a brush or scrub pad to remove the dirt.  Use only non toxic cleansers and soap in cleaning the bird cage.


7. To rinse the bird cage, it is advisable to use hot water and to make sure that all the water is drained.


8. For a two-part bird cage, it will be easier to reassemble it first before proceeding in drying it using a clean and dry cloth.


9. Everything should be cleaned, including the bird cage accessories.   Wash the food trays and toys with hot water and non toxic cleansers.  This goes for the bird perch as well.  Dry them all with a dry and clean cloth. 


10. After all the components of the bird cage, including toys,  perches, and food dishes, are dry, it is time to put them back into the cage.  Assemble everything well and then you can put your bird into the cage as well.


To make cleaning your bird’s cage easier, place paper trays or newspapers at the bottom so that you can just throw away the soiled ones and replace them with fresh paper trays.  For hard to remove dirt, soak the cage in hot water mixed with soap.


Visit LargeBirdCages.com.au for a suitable large bird cage for your birds. They have a range of open top and dome top bird cages available and there is also a Large Bird Cage blog for further tips and advice on keeping pet birds.